non-aligned
Not taking sides
Non-aligned describes a country or group that refuses to side with major powers or blocs, especially during the Cold War when the Non-Aligned Movement sought independence from both American and Soviet influence.
More broadly, non-aligned means not formally allied or committed to a particular position: The committee remained non-aligned on the controversial proposal.
Also spelled nonaligned.
Yugoslav communist president
- NehruIndian leader's namesake jacket
- NasserEgyptian leader, 1956-1970
- neutralismDeliberate avoidance of alliances
- bipolarityTwo-pole condition
superpowers · proxy wars · peaceful coexistence · decolonization · pan-Africanism · détente · buffer states · Sukarno
Free from external control
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
self-reliant · multilateral · bilateral · unilateralism · equidistant
Freedom from prejudice
- equidistanceEqual distance from points
- noninterventionPolicy of staying uninvolved
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · conciliation · disengagement · noncombatant · nonpartisan · unbiased · deescalation · neutral zone
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- noninterferenceAbstaining from involvement
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
nation-state · jurisdiction · independence · domestic affairs · national interest · anticolonialism · postcolonial
Tito
Yugoslav communist president
- NehruIndian leader's namesake jacket
- NasserEgyptian leader, 1956-1970
- neutralismDeliberate avoidance of alliances
bipolarity · superpowers · proxy wars · peaceful coexistence · decolonization · pan-Africanism · détente · buffer states · Sukarno · Yugoslavia
independent
Free from external control
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
autonomous · self-reliant · multilateral · bilateral · unilateralism · equidistant
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- equidistanceEqual distance from points
- noninterventionPolicy of staying uninvolved
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
mediation · arbitration · conciliation · disengagement · noncombatant · nonpartisan · unbiased · deescalation · neutral zone · fence-sitting
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- noninterferenceAbstaining from involvement
statehood · nation-state · jurisdiction · independence · domestic affairs · national interest · anticolonialism · postcolonial
- Neutralityneutrality pact, neutral state, neutral stance, diplomatic neutrality, Swiss neutrality
- Sri LankaSri Lanka, Ceylon, Colombo, Sinhalese, Tamils
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, Iron Curtain, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis
- geopoliticsbalance of power, bipolarity, bloc, blocs, brinkmanship
- Global Aidaid, humanitarian aid, foreign aid, disaster relief, relief work
- residency statuscitizen, resident, national, naturalized, immigrant
non-alignedaligned
Arranged in proper position
allied · partisan · NATO member · committed · affiliated
non-alignedaligned
Arranged in proper position
parallel · calibrated · true · straight · coordinated
align, alignment, aligned, realignment, realign, misaligned, misalignment, unaligned, misalign